Now that Congress, as part of its fiscal cliff compromise, has given the wind industry a one year extension on its present tax rules, it's time to take a sober look at the real economics behind the struggle between future energy and fossil fuels.

Advocates for wind energy don't have a billion dollars. What we do have on our side, though, is the truth: we need wind power. So why did Mitt Romney just announce his opposition to one of the biggest American success stories of the past decade?